Week 4

Wassup good times this week. Me and Elder Benito Brown are always hanging out. Its pretty dope.  And his companion is my teaching companions buddy, so we all just hang. It’s a great time. My district is still rad. Big fan of them. Last night for our district meeting we decided we would get to know each other better. We played the newly wed game but with companions. Pretty funny. 

I had some pretty real missionary experiences this week. So our teacher, Elder Velasquez, great guy, took us out to the field to naturally practice contacting
investigators. So we are practicing and then he stops us and says,”see those workers over there, they are not members of the church, who will try giving them a quick message and get there information?” Me and Hermana Kelley and Elder Ruekart raised our hands, so we walk over and we talk to this guy. His name was Jimmy, we shared a quick message about how Christ gospel is still on the earth today. We got all his contact information, then we took it to the front office so theycould send missionaries to his house. Haven’t even left the walls of the MTC and I’m doing work. I’m kind of a big deal. Hahah no but really way cool, Peruvians are so nice and are down to listen to anyone. Big fans of these peeps. 

So last Saturday we got to go proselyting with the missionaries of the Lima East mission. Lima east is like a South American New York, it’s way cool to see how many people there were hanging in the street. Me and Elder Austin got put with this cool Peruvian guy and this other Utah Elder. So I’mjust praying I get put with the Peruvian Elder, cuz I wanted to practice my Spanish, and I knew the Utah Elder would just wanna speak English with me. My Spanish was balling. I totally knew what was going on. We knocked a door and we got one guys information, once again, it is amazing how humble these people are. Then we went to a scheduled appointment to a kid who is 17, named Diego.  He was baptized 2 weeks ago. I’m not really sure what you have to do to be baptized, but he didn’t seem like he knew too much about the Book of Mormon. Anyways we get into the lesson, and my companion just stares at me. The only help I’m getting from this guy is the words “Exacto” every time I say something. So I am running solo on this lesson. It was so cool. I asked him what feelings he has had since baptism, he said he was peaceful. I then asked if he was reading the Book of Mormon, he said
no. I then asked what he has been praying for, he said just normal prayers. So I asked him if he would read and pray to build his testimony on the Book of Mormon. I asked him if he had ever received an answer to his prayers, he said no. Then I showed him Galtains 5 22-23. I said those feelings of peace he has had since his baptism was the Holy Ghost telling him this is the truth, and that if he feels those same feelings when asking about the Book of Mormon, he will know its true. I’m pretty good at Spanish, but not that good. The Spirit totally guided my words. Way cool. I hope Go Diego Go can start praying and reading, but good times. 

Also all the Peruvians love to say “freaking” my splits comp asked me what that meant in English, it was very interesting trying to explain. Anyways, Sundays was like the most crazy spiritual day ever, fast and testimony was great. Powerful spirit here at MTC. Not that many great jokes this week, but way cool spiritual experiences. Happy to be here, Cusco is calling my name. Every Elder in Lima East was so jealous when they found out I was going to Cusco, must be a big deal. Much love. Go toros. Peace out.

Didnt realize this was blurry. Whoops. I was rockin the sweater  suit combo.

Me, Bennett, Elder Kenney, and Elder Ruekart. Good peeps

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